Using a trackpad

Affinity products are designed to be used in conjunction with multitouch devices (Magic Mouse and trackpads), including those with Force Touch pressure-sensitive capability (Magic Trackpad 2 and built into recent MacBooks).

The following gestures are available in your Affinity app when using a trackpad:

To enable/disable availability of a multitouch gesture:
  1. In macOS's System Preferences app, click Trackpad.
  2. Select Point & Click or Scroll & Zoom.
  3. Check or uncheck the box next to the relevant gesture.

Disabling a multitouch gesture is system-wide, not just for your Affinity app.

To enable/disable trackpad-based canvas rotation:
  1. Select Affinity Photo>Preferences.
  2. Select Tools.
  3. Check or uncheck Enable canvas rotation with trackpad.
  4. In macOS's System Preferences app:
    1. Click Trackpad.
    2. Select Scroll & Zoom .
    3. Check or uncheck Rotate so it matches your choice in Affinity Photo.
To enable/disable Force Touch:
  1. In macOS's System Preferences app, click Trackpad.
  2. Select Point & Click.
  3. Check or uncheck Force Click and haptic feedback.

Disabling this feature is system-wide, not just for your Affinity app.

To enable/disable the Force Touch context menu:

Force Touch can be used as an alternative to -clicking or using macOS's Secondary click trackpad gesture (if enabled).

  1. Select Affinity Photo>Preferences.
  2. Select Tools.
  3. Check or uncheck Force Touch context menu.